WorksheetsTIME EDGE “Change in the Air” and “Penguin Census” Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
In "Change in the Air" (pg. 2), what reasons are given explaining why cities are noticing less pollution during the age of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
Check ALL answers that apply.
Less human respiration in cities.
Fewer cars on the road.
Fewer pollutants from factories and businesses
A massive increase in urban gardening.
Fewer planes in the sky.
"Change in the Air" (pg. 2)
The presence of nitrogen dioxide, a respiratory irritant and pollutant from cars and factories, has been reduced over Italy, South Korea, and other countries. We know this due to satellite images provided by ______________.
The President
The United Nations
NASA
AVID
The CIA
"Change in the Air" (pg. 2)
What occurred in China in March, after February lockdowns had been lifted?
The leader of China, Xi Jingping, held a celebration for the reduction of pollution all over China.
China banned the use of cars in cities to reduce pollution in the future.
Pollution stayed at a lower level despite many February lockdowns being lifted.
Pollution returned to the higher levels present before lockdowns in February.
"Change in the Air" (pg. 2)
What does NYU professor Gernot Wagner suggest for future success at reducing pollution?
to extend stay-at-home orders even after COVID is under control
to ban the use of all gasoline powered vehicles
to stop all business activity until pollution is gone
to find sustainable, lasting, and realistic solutions that allow us to continue living our lives, but also do less harm to the planet.
"Change in the Air" (pg. 2): Which option provides the most accurate definition of sustainable?
fully organic
able to be painted or stained
complete agreement
able to be maintained at a certain level
(pg. 3): 90 million years ago, Antarctica contained a _______________________________.
cathedral
rainforest
desert
pyramid
"Penguin Census" (pg. 4): Which type of penguin is the most numerous in Antarctica, but still has declining numbers?
Chinstrap
Emperor
Adélie
Gentoo
"Penguin Census" (pg. 4):
Scientists suspect that waters warmed by climate change are affecting ________________, the tiny shrimplike creatures that chinstraps penguins, fish, seals, and whales eat.
krill
plankton
oysters
sea urchins
"Penguin Census" (pg. 4): Why are scientists studying penguins rather than krill?
Penguins return to the same spot to lay eggs each year, making them easier to track.
Tracking penguins is more interesting to researchers.
There are complex national laws that make studying krill challenging.
Penguins are less predictable.
"Penguin Census" (pg. 4): Check ALL options that show some of the challenges of studying chinstrap penguins.
Sometimes, scientists are required to deal with pounding surf in inflatable boats to get to the locations that penguins are present in.
Scientists sometimes have to eat krill to blend in with the penguins.
Scientists occasionally need to climb difficult terrain to track penguins.
At times, scientists must wade through freezing, waist-deep water to get to where penguins are located.
Scientists must tolerate slippery and smelly nesting grounds, due to large quantities of guano, or penguin droppings.
"Penguin Census" (pg. 4): Why are scientists using drones to help with their penguin census?
to take aerial pictures of a colony and record its location and size.
to practice their drone racing skills
to teach the drone's computer software to better recognize penguin nests. Eventually, this may allow scientists to use computers to count penguins using satellite photography.
to assert dominance over the penguins by demonstrating superior flight power.
"Penguin Census" (pg. 4): After reading this article, I believe the best definition for census is __________________________.
an official counting of a population.
the ways in which we perceive life.
the study of birds.
research involving a control group and an experimental group
"Penguin Census" (pg. 4):
"Scientists are counting chinstrap penguins in Antartica to learn about how the environment there is changing."
TRUE or FALSE:
This headline does an effective job of outlining the main idea of the article.
False
True
